The surprising reason why a man in China gave an entire school "dumb phones"

by Orion Martin on Fri, Oct 18, 2013

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Amid reports that smart phones are making us stupid, one Chinese man has taken matters into his own hands by buying dumb phones for his son's entire school.

The man said that he hoped students would "temporarily abandon smart phones" and dedicate themselves to their studies. The total cost of the phones was 400,000 Chinese Yuan or $65,000. All of the students who received a phone had to promise, in writing, that for the time they would give up smart phones for the time being.